The beginning of freedom
Union troops successfully occupied the area around Beaufort, South Carolina, in 1862. Two years later, in November 1864, this office for freedmen was photographed....
"they want to send their children to school"
Teachers reported to the Freedmen’s Bureau monthly listing information such as the number of students enrolled in their school, sources of financial support, and...
United at Last
While many slave couples formed lasting bonds during their enslavement, slave marriages had no legal foundation or protection. The abolishment of slavery not only...
Working for the Freedmen's Bureau
This monthly report by Lt. S. Geisreiter, Superintendent of the Freedmen's Bureau in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, reports on the monthly expenses of his office in September...